Spumescent

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling froth or foam; foaming. rare

    "The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality."

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beatenblebbyblisteredblisteringblisterybubblicious

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"The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality."

Etymology

From Latin spumescens, p.pr. of spumescere (“to grow foamy”).

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